Duygu is an LSE Fellow in Innovation Policy at the Department of Geography and Environment. She holds a PhD in Economics, Management and Data Science from the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy, and has held post-doctoral positions at the University of Turin, Sciences Po Toulouse, and IMT Lucca. Her research explores the role of skills, institutions, and regional capabilities in shaping industrial diversification, innovation, and the circular economy transition in Europe. She has published in leading journals including Research Policy, Regional Studies, and Ecological Economics, and serves as an Early Career Editor for Regional Studies. At LSE, she contributes to teaching and mentoring in the areas of Innovation Policy, Economic Geography, and Regional Development.

Selected publications 

Buyukyazici, Duygu and Francesco Quatraro (2025) The Skill Requirements of the Circular Economy. Ecological Economics. Vol. 232. Read paper. 

Buyukyazici, Duygu (2024). Digital Skills and Industrial Diversification of Regions. Regional Studies, Regional Science. Vol. 11(1). Read paper. 

Buyukyazici, Duygu and Francesco Serti (2024). Innovation Attitudes and Religiosity. Research Policy. Vol. 53(7). Read paper. 

Buyukyazici, Duygu, Leonardo Mazzoni, Massimo Riccaboni, and Francesco Serti. (2024). Workplace Skills as Regional Capabilities: Relatedness, Complexity, and Industrial Diversifica- tion of Regions. Regional Studies. Vol. 58(3). Read paper.

Buyukyazici, Duygu (2023). Skills for Smart Specialisation: Relatedness, Complexity and Evalua- tion of Priorities. Papers in Regional Science. Vol. 102(5). Read paper. 

Awards and Scholarships 

Roberto Camangi post-doctoral scholarship by the Italian section of the Regional Sci- ence Association International (AISRe), 2024.

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